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Characterization of Soil Resilience as influenced by Organic Management Practices in Perturbed Vertisol Ritesh Saha ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil Science Nabibagh , Berasia Road, Bhopal – 462 038. Introduction

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  1. Characterization of Soil Resilience as influenced by Organic Management Practices in Perturbed Vertisol RiteshSaha ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil Science Nabibagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal – 462 038 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  2. Introduction • Soil degradation declines soil’s inherent capacity to produce economic goods and perform ecological functions (Lal, 1993). • It is accelerated by anthropogenic disturbances is a major problem for the natural ecosystem. • Soil degradation has emerged as an important issue due to adoption of inadequate or improper management practices. 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  3. Soil Resilience • the capacity of a soil to recover its functional and structural integrity after a disturbance (Herrick and Wander, 1998; Lal, 1997 & 1993; Blum and Santelises, 1994; Sombroek, 1994). • the capacity of a soil to resist change caused by disturbance (Rozanov, 1994; Lang, 1994). • This concept of “resistance to change” is different from resilience 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  4. Soil Resistance • the capacity of a soil to continue to function without change throughout a disturbance (Seybold et al, 1999). • Factors affecting Soil resilience and resistance • Soil type • Land use/Nature of vegetation • Climate • Disturbance regime 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  5. Rationale • Black soils are problematic in nature in terms of soil quality and resilience. • The black soil (Vertisols) possesses low strength to undergo excessive volume changes, cracks are unique feature in the soil with strong shrink-swell potential. 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  6. Objective • To study the effect of organic amendments on soil resilience in relation with soil physical and biological properties under Vertisol 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  7. Soil Physical Properties 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  8. Soil Fertility Status 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  9. Treatment details • T0 :control (without soil amendment) • T₁: FYM @ 25 t ha-1 • T₂:Biochar @ 25 t ha-1 • T₃:poultry manure @ 25 t ha-1 • T₄:Fly ash @ 1% weight basis • T₅:T1+Fly ash @ 1% weight basis • T₆: T2+Fly ash @ 1% weight basis • T₇:T3+Fly ash @ 1% weight basis 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  10. Various soil amendments Farmyard manure Biochar Poultry manure Fly ash

  11. Chemical composition of amendment 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  12. Experiment details • 500 g soil taken in plastic container for incubation study. • Soil in sets of 3 replicates (container) was prepared for each treatments • The soil was first pre-incubated for 5 days at 250C under aerobic conditions to allow microbial activity to stabilize. • The soil was mixed with these amendments and then transferred to the plastic container. • After 10 days of interval, added distilled water (175 mL) for maintaining the moisture content to 60 % of the water holding capacity of the soil. 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  13. After 24 hours, the soil samples were treated with CuSO4.5H2O (1g 500 g-1 of soil) for destroying the microbial community. • There were a separate set of soil samples, which is considered to be absolute control, as there was no Cu stress treatment. • The soil along with the plastic container was then incubated in darkness for 10 weeks at 25oC. • After 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 weeks of incubation, the plastic container of each treatment were removed and stored in plastic vials at 4oC until enzyme activity (DHA) and microbial biomass carbon (MBC) were determined. 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  14. CBR (Californian Bearing Ratio) • It is the ratio of force per unit area required to penetrate a soil mass with standard circular piston. • It indicates: – the soil’s resistance to force – the swell and strength potential of soils 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  15. Resilient Modulous (Mr) • Primary soil property : Dynamic Test • Defined as the ratio between repeated deviator stress and resilient strain. • Calculated by: Mr (MPa) = 10.342 (CBR) Mr (psi) = 1500 (CBR) (Vogrig & McDonald, 2001) 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  16. Incubation study at a glance Cu-stress No stress

  17. SMBC (mg kg-1 of soil) status of Vertisol under Cu Stress 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  18. SMBC (mgkg-1 of soil) status of Vertisol under normal condition 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  19. DHA (µg TPF g-1 soil h-1) status of Vertisol under Cu Stress 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  20. DHA (µg TPF g-1 soil h-1)status of Vertisol under normal condition 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  21. Resistance and Resilience index under various management practices

  22. CBR and Resilient modulous of Black soil under various treatments 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  23. Conclusion • Soils treated with amendments rich in organic matter showed better performance in terms of soil resilience. Fly ash along with organic amendments had better resilience. • FYM with fly ash treated soil is highly resilient because biological properties of soil increased (SMBC and DHA) and bio-char with fly ash treated soil is highly resistant . • Study suggested that fly ash along with organic amendments like FYM or poultry manure can be used for better resilience in vertisols of Central India. 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

  24. Thank you all 3rd International Conference on Agriculture & Horticulture, Oct 27-29, 2014

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